Alupro
Alupro to showcase latest campaigns at LARAC 2023
Taking place between 11-12 October, the recycling and waste management event will bring together hundreds of local authority representatives from across the UK to discuss policy, funding, collaboration and best practice.
Alupro to discuss aluminium’s economic value at UK Metals Expo
Tom Giddings, executive director of Alupro, will take to the stage for two expert panel debates at this year’s UK Metals Expo, taking place at the NEC in Birmingham from 13-14 September.
DRS could revolutionise recycling, says Alupro
With 2026 now proposed as the earliest likely alternative for the implementation of the UK’s deposit return scheme, frustrations continue to build across the supply chain, however, Alupro is suggesting everyone ‘can the negativity’ and look to the positives.
UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative announces new partner
Henkel, the leading global solutions provider for adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, has joined the UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative.
Alupro launches #FoilFriday consumer campaign
Alupro has launched a new consumer engagement campaign, which will see householders in the UK targeted with a series of digital media assets in a bid to increase aluminium foil recycling and reduce contamination.
English schoolchildren attend recycling workshops
School pupils from across the east of England have attended a special workshop, hosted by Eleanor Shorland from Tata Steel, to learn about the benefits of recycling metal packaging.
Winner announced for Alupro-sponsored category at 2023 Starpack Student Awards
James Albosh, from Nottingham Trent University, took home first place in the ‘replacing multi-material packaging’ category for his prepared meal packaging design.
Festival fever
June has been a big month for music fans across Europe, with festivals aplenty happening all over. In recent years, beverage cans have become a staple for events like these.
Latest data shows uplift in UK aluminium packaging recycling
According to recent data published by the Environment Agency, aluminium packaging recycling volumes in the UK continue to increase – showing an impressive uplift compared to 2022 figures.
Leeds City Council encourages residents to ‘Foil in Love’ with recycling
Almost 14,000 residents across Roundhay and Moortown in Leeds, UK, are being inspired to ‘Foil in Love’ with recycling, as part of a new campaign launched by Leeds City Council, run in partnership with Alupro.
Ireland’s can filling sectors face up to mandatory recycling regimes
By Mark Godfrey in Dublin
Alupro responds to further DRS complexities in Scotland
Complexities surrounding the Scottish Government’s planned introduction of a deposit return scheme (DRS) have continued to build, with Whitehall controversially telling ministers that plans could only go ahead if a number of substantial changes were immediately implemented.
More UK residents encouraged to recycle metal packaging
A new campaign promoting metal packaging recycling has been introduced by RECAP, the waste partnership between Cambridgeshire and Peterborough in the UK, in a bid to improve kerbside recycling rates.
Spraying sustainably
With CanTech International’s May 2023 edition going to press, as well as a visit for me to Leeds for the British Aerosol Manufacturers Association’s Innovation Day, this week has been a busy one.